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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Oakridge International School Gachibowli, Hyderabad
| image = Oakridge International School Logo.png
| alt =
| caption =
| motto =
| location = Khajaguda, Nanakramguda Road, Cyberabad
| city = Hyderabad
| county = India
| state = Telangana
| postal_code =
| zipcode = 500008
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|17.419637|78.363955|display=title,inline|format=dms}}
| type = [[Independent school|Independent]] [[international school]]
| founder = Shomie Das
Naga Tummala
Raj Yarlagadda
| established =
| opened = {{Start date and age|2001}} 
| district = 
| principal = Ms. Dipika Rao
| grades = Pre-primary to [[Twelfth grade|12]]
| mascot =
| website = https://www.oakridge.in/gachibowli/
| image_size = 250px
| campus_type = Suburban
| campus_size = {{convert|10.5|acre|m2}}
| colors =
| slogan = Create your Future
| feeder_schools =
}}
'''Oakridge International School''' is an [[International Baccalaureate]] [[school]] located in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India. Oakridge International School provides the IB and [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] syllabus.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Menon|first1=K Sachidanand|title=Straight Answers|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/hyderabad-times/straight-answers/articleshow/44022.cms|agency=The Hyderabad Times|work=The Times of India|date=26 June 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pre-Primary at Oakridge International School|url=http://www.hindu.com/yw/2006/04/28/stories/2006042800930600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105100234/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2006/04/28/stories/2006042800930600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012|work=The Hindu|date=28 April 2006}}</ref> It has two day-schools in Hyderabad, two in Bangalore, one in Punjab and one boarding campus in [[Visakhapatnam]] city. The school was acquired by [[Nord Anglia Education]] in 2019.

==History==
[[File:Oakridge International School.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Main Building, Oakridge Gachibowli]]
The school was established by educationist [[Shomie Das]] along with Naga Tummala and Raj Yarlagadda<ref>{{Cite web |title=People Combine |url=https://www.peoplecombine.com/team-behind.html |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=www.peoplecombine.com}}</ref> in 2001. The school opened on 11 June 2001, in rented premises in Jubilee Hills.<ref name="WhatsUpLife">{{cite news|title=Best International Schools in Hyderabad|url=https://www.whatsuplife.in/hyderabad/blog/best-top-international-schools-hyderabad|agency=WhatsUp Life|publisher=WhatsUp Life|date=9 June 2017|archive-date=4 May 2019|access-date=3 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504102614/https://www.whatsuplife.in/hyderabad/blog/best-top-international-schools-hyderabad/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2002 the campus moved to [[Khajaguda]], Hyderabad. The new campus covers {{convert|10.5|acre|ha}}<ref name="WhatsUpLife" /> and was inaugurated by chief minister [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Celebrations galore|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/26/stories/2002122601380300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030711123459/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/26/stories/2002122601380300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 July 2003|work=The Hindu|date=2 December 2002}}</ref> The school has over 3000 students.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

In 2019, People Combine divested majority ownership of Oakridge International to [[Nord Anglia Education]] for an estimated price of about [[Indian rupee|₹]]16 billion.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/oakridges-international-deal-hong-kong-firm-buys-it-for-nearly-rs-1600-crore/articleshow/68105047.cms |title=Oakridge's international deal: Hong Kong firm buys it for nearly Rs 1,600 crore |newspaper=The Times of India |date=22 February 2019 |first=Sudipta |last=Sengupta}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/students-of-oakridge-international-school-gachibowli-celebrate-joy-of-giving-122020101722_1.html|title=Students of Oakridge International School, Gachibowli celebrate "Joy of Giving"}}</ref>

It was later opened in another branch, Bachupally spreading over 8 acres offering international and holistic education for students, in the curricula of CBSE, IBDP, and CAIE.

==References==
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==External links==
{{portal|Schools}}
* {{Official website}}

{{International schools in India|state=expanded}}

[[Category:International schools in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Cambridge schools in India]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2001]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

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